Restore node from backup using allstarlink does not work

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Tried it, backed it up to allstarlink, tried restoring on a new node.
I am using the correct nodenumber and password.
And it is connected to the internet and working.
I also saved a local backup but have not figured out what directory it needs to be in for the restore utility to see it.

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That less than informative message tells us that the node#/password combination was not correct (and this would be the node#/password you’d find on the www.allstarlink.org portal).

The local backups created/used by asl-menu (asl-backup-menu) are stored in /var/asl-backups.

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Also, if you saved the backup archive with one node# then I hope you were using the same node#/password for the restore.

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I positively used the correct node number and password as seen in the portal and is being used to register the node (works).
Backing up (using the same node + password worked and tested just a few minutes beforehand.
The restore attempt was 10-minutes later.
Restore from a local file worked fine.

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I’ll have to do some more testing of the restore from backup server paths.

Good to know that the restore from a local file worked.

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I’ll try it again later on…
Something may have just been down when I was trying it.
If you’re not getting any other reports etc… Probably something I did wrong.
But it’s pretty simple, not sure what may have been wrong here.
Backup worked- restore gave the error. Same node & creds.

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What does the backup include and not include?
I noticed it did not restore simpleusb.conf to what I had.
Thanks.

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The ASL3 “backup” has always included the entire /etc/asterisk directory.

Even better, if you have a been keeping your ASL3 system up to date (with asl3-menu 1.9.1 or later installed) you have the ability to add additional content to the backup. This is accomplished by using the “Backup/Restore Menu”’ selection to “View/Edit files to backup”.

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This evening I started off with a Raspberry Pi 5 with a clean/fresh install of ASL3 and took the following steps :

  • ssh’d in to the device
  • exec’d sudo asl-menu
  • selected the “Backup and Restore Menu”
  • selected “Restore node from "backup.allstarlink.org" backups”
  • entered the node # from another device (node) that I had created and saved a backup archive
  • entered the password for that node
  • selected the most recent archive from those available on the server, tabbed to “Restore”, and pressed the Enter key

… and the restore just worked :slight_smile: